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Old 7th November 2009, 23:07
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Re: M. FORTRUM killed (?) 12/12/39

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Originally Posted by Amrit1 View Post
Brian

He was RAF

Sturtivant gives the crew of Walrus K8556 (hit balloon cable on practice flight, crashed Lancing Hill, Southampton) as:
That should be Lances Hill - the aircraft apparently ended up on 340 Bitterne Road, at the junction of Lances Hill and Little Lances Hill. An account in More Memories of Bitterne by Irene Pilson credits Ray Sturtivant and uses the Fortnum spelling.

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